V&A exhibition brings Constantinople and Istanbul together
The London show pairs more than 200 objects from Byzantine and Ottoman times, tracing nearly 1,600 years of the city’s imperial history from its Roman beginnings to 19th-century Istanbul.
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The Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition opens in London on Saturday, bringing together more than 200 objects from Byzantine and Ottoman times. Smithsonian MagazineThe Guardian
The four sections follow the city from its Roman foundations through sacred architecture and Ottoman court art to the social life of 19th-century Istanbul. Smithsonian Magazine
Highlights include a bronze head from the Serpent Column, a rare illuminated manuscript and a long scroll depicting a sultan’s palace retinue. Smithsonian Magazine